    //<![CDATA[

    if (GBrowserIsCompatible()) {
      // this variable will collect the html which will eventualkly be placed in the side_bar
      var side_bar_html = "";
    
      // arrays to hold copies of the markers used by the side_bar
      // because the function closure trick doesnt work there
      var gmarkers = [];
      var i = 0;


      // A function to create the marker and set up the event window
      function createMarker(point,name,html) {
        var marker = new GMarker(point);
        GEvent.addListener(marker, "click", function() {
          marker.openInfoWindowHtml(html);
        });
        // save the info we need to use later for the side_bar
        gmarkers[i] = marker;
        // add a line to the side_bar html
        side_bar_html += '<a style="font-size:small" href="javascript:myclick(' + i + ')">' + name + '</a><br>';
        i++;
        return marker;
      }


      // This function picks up the click and opens the corresponding info window
      function myclick(i) {
        GEvent.trigger(gmarkers[i], "click");
      }


      // create the map
      map = new GMap2(document.getElementById("map"));
      map.enableScrollWheelZoom();
      map.addControl(new GLargeMapControl());
      map.addControl(new GMapTypeControl());
      map.setCenter(new GLatLng( 43.907787,-79.359741), 9);

/*
document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML
*/
    }

    else {
      alert("Sorry, the Google Maps API is not compatible with this browser");
    }
    // This Javascript is based on code provided by the
    // Blackpool Community Church Javascript Team
    // http://www.commchurch.freeserve.co.uk/   
    // http://econym.googlepages.com/index.htm

    //]]>


function searchAddress(address) {
	var geo = new GClientGeocoder(); 
	geo.getLocations(address, function (result) {
	      var p = result.Placemark[0].Point.coordinates;
	      var lat=p[1];
	      var lng=p[0];
	      map.setCenter(new google.maps.LatLng(lat,lng), 15);
	});




}
var old_city = null;
function searchThisAddress() {
	city = document.getElementById('ciudad').value;
	address = document.getElementById('direccion').value + ", " + city + ", ES";
	searchAddress(address);
	if(city != old_city)  {
		side_bar_html = "";
		old_city = city;
		// Read the data from example.xml
		var request = GXmlHttp.create();
		request.open("GET", "markers/getMarkers.php?city="+city, true);
		request.onreadystatechange = function() {
			if (request.readyState == 4) {
				var xmlDoc = GXml.parse(request.responseText);
				// obtain the array of markers and loop through it
				var markers = xmlDoc.documentElement.getElementsByTagName("marker");

				for (var i = 0; i < markers.length; i++) {
					// obtain the attribues of each marker
					var lat = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lat"));
					var lng = parseFloat(markers[i].getAttribute("lng"));
					var point = new GLatLng(lat,lng);
					var html = markers[i].getAttribute("html");
					var label = markers[i].getAttribute("label");
					// create the marker
					var marker = createMarker(point,label,html);
					map.addOverlay(marker);
				}
				// put the assembled side_bar_html contents into the side_bar div
				document.getElementById("side_bar").innerHTML = side_bar_html;
			}
		}
		request.send(null);
	}

}

